Explanation

• Place: Simla (Shimla)
• Date: 1 October 1906
• Leader: Sir Aga Khan III
• Met: Lord Minto
• The Simla Deputation consisted of 35 members.
• Main Demand: Separate electorates for Muslims

Last verified on 08-08-2026

Explanation

• Adopted: 12 March 1949

• Adopting Body: Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

• Presented By: Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan

• Date of Presentation: 7 March 1949

Additional information:

• Total Members of Assembly: 75

• Members Supporting the Resolution: 21

• Minority Members: 10

• All amendments proposed by minority members were rejected.

• As a result, all 10 minority members voted against the resolution.

Last Updated on 12-01-2026

Explanation

• The Unionist Party was jointly founded by Sir Fazli Husain, Sir Chhotu Ram, and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.
• It was founded in 1923 in Punjab, British India.
• The party represented the interests of Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh landlords of Punjab.

Additional information:

• 1937 Punjab Election: Unionist Party won 98 of 175 seats
• Muslim Seats Won: 78 of 89
• Muslim League Seats: 2

Last verified on 06-08-2026

Explanation

• 1st Martial Law imposed by Iskandar Mirza 1958
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• From 1953 to 1958, he served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister
• and supported President Iskander Mirza's decision to impose martial law against Prime Minister Feroze Khan's administration in 1958
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• iskandar Ali Mirza who was the first president of Pakistan abrogated the constitution of 1956 on 07-October-1958.
• Ø  Ayoub Khan was made chief martial law after this abrogation.
• Ø  Feroz Khan Noun was the prime minister at the time of the first Martial Law in Pakistan.

• ist of Martial Laws Held in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

  Sr#	Martial Law Number	Date of Martial Law	Martial Law Implemented by
  1	First Martial Law	7th October 1958	Iskandar Mirza
  2	2nd Martial Law	25th March 1969	General Yahya Khan
  3	3rd Martial Law	25th July 1977	General Zia ul Haq
  4	4th Martial Law	12th October 1999	General Pervaiz Musharraf

   

  There are total four martial laws Implemented in Pakistan from 1947 to 2022

Explanation

All important questions of  "the 1956 constitution"

1956 constitution is promulgated on 23 March 1956

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Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 constitution

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Both Urdu and Bengali were declared as official and national languages of Pakistan in the 1956 constitution

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Constitution of 1956 · Pakistan was declared as the Islamic Republic

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In 1956 the designation of Governor General changed to President

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40 years was the age prescribed for president in the 1956 constitution

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The Constitution of 1956 contained 234 articles divided into thirteen parts and six schedules

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The constitution of 1956 remained implemented for 2 years 6 months and 14 days.

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The constitution of 1956 provided a Parliamentary form of government for the country.

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1956 constitution legislature was Unicameral

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The Constitution of 1956 provided for a federal system with the principle of parity between East Pakistan and West Pakistan

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